Legal Opinion

United States v. Robert D. Sutton, James H. Fleming, and Michael L. Brown

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 23, 2003No. 02-1679, 02-1687 and 02-1739PublishedCited by 50 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Brown, Sutton and Fleming appeal their convictions and sentences for committing a series of armed robberies. They challenge the sufficiency of the effect on interstate commerce supporting the Hobbs Act charges. They also appeal the district court’s refusal to allow admission of certain fingerprint evidence. Sutton and Brown appeal the admission at trial of Fleming’s out of court confession claiming a violation of the Confrontation Clause. Sutton challenges the enhancement of his sentence for obstruction of justice. Finally, Fleming challenges the imposition of his…

2Cases cited25 opinions

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